Autobiography: Hobert Billingsley, 1980
A Guide to the Collection of Oral History Interviews at
Indiana University Bloomington
Finding aid prepared by the staff of the Center for the Study of History and Memory with a grant from the National Endowment
for the Humanities Division of
Preservation and Access, 2000-2002
Overview of the Collection
Repository
Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory
Indiana University
400 North Sunrise Drive
Weatherly Hall North, Room 122
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: 812/855-2856
Fax: 812/855-0002
E-mail: ohrc@indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~cshm
Creator
Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory
TitleAutobiography: Hobert Billingsley, 1980
Project No.
ohrc007
Interviews
1 interview.
Audiotapes, transcripts, and collateral materials.
Physical Location
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman
B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study
of History and Memory office.
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
Hobert Billingsley shares his life experiences . He discusses his
childhood, education, and work experiences. He discusses his passion for diving
and recalls those people and places which have made an impact on his life.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains one interview, lasting sixty minutes. The interview consists of one tape and a typed transcript.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Oral history interviews conducted by the Indiana University Center for the Study of
History and Memory from 1968 to the present, with particular focus on the history of
twentieth-century America and the Midwest.
Usage Restrictions
The archive of the Center for the Study of History and Memory at Indiana University is open
to the use of researchers. Copies of transcript pages are available only when such copies
are permitted by the deed of gift signed by the interviewee. Scholars must honor any
restrictions the interviewee placed on the use of the interview. Since some of our earlier
(pre-computer) transcripts do not exist in final form, any editing marks in a transcript
(deletions, additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked. Tapes may not be copied for
patrons unless the deed of gift permits it, and a transcript is unavailable for that
interview. The same rules of use that apply to a transcript apply to the taped interview.
Interviews may not be reproduced in full for any public use, but excerpted quotes may be
used as long as researchers fully cite the data in their research, including accession
number, interview date, interviewee's and interviewer's name, and page(s).
Preferred Citation
[interviewee first name last name] interview, by [interviewer first name last name], [interview date(s)], [call number], [project
name], Center for the Study of History and Memory, Indiana University, Bloomington, [page number(s) or tape number and side
if no transcript].
Interview List
Interviewee
Billingsley, Hobert
April
1980
Call Number
80-026
Physical Description
32 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes; no index
Interviewer
Whitcomb, Kyle
Access Status
Restricted; contact the Center for the Study of History and
Memory for more information.
Scope and Content Note
Hobert "Hobie" Billingsley, born on December 2, 1926, shares the
story of his life. He talks about growing up in an impoverished, broken family.
He recalls joining the YMCA at a young age, and through that began diving,
which was a major turning point in his life. He discusses the focus diving put
into his life, and describes the many championships and competitions he was
involved in. He discusses fulfilling his dream to attend Ohio University and
the hardships he endured in order to study there. Billingsley talks about his
time serving in the United States Army Air Corps. He recalls working with his
best friend in their water show before becoming a coach at Indiana
University.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Indiana University
- Ohio State University
- University of Michigan
- United States Army Air Corps
- YMCA
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Family Names
- Silvernagles
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Occupation Names
- diver
- diving coach
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Personal Names
- Batterman, Charles
- Harlen, Bruce
- Pollockus, Achilles
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Subjects
- coaching
- diving
- employment
- national diving championships
- religion
- water shows
